Ports,  Aviation & Rail

SSI’s multi-disciplinary expertise in infrastructure development gave rise to a dedicated Ports, Aviation and Rail business unit. In conjunction with the DHV Group, its services cover the complete spectrum of lifecycle needs within these defined areas.

Ports

Port projects invariably integrate with other disciplines and SSI is able to initiate specialist investigations and to conduct studies to assess the impact of sociological, economical, environmental, traffic engineering, geotechnical, hydrological and structural factors.

 Fields of Expertise

  • Ports & Waterways
  • Land Reclamation & Dredging
  • Civil & Maritime Structures

Services

  • Port Planning and Engineering
  • Environmental Issues related to Ports, and Coastal Environmental Management
  • Structural Design of Port Structures
  • Materials Handling Processes and Equipment
  • Hydraulic and Hydrodynamic Studies
  • Dredging
  • Geophysical and Bathymetric Surveys
  • Earthworks

Aviation

The coupling of years of established expertise and the joint venture with NACO (Netherlands Airport Consultants) has made SSI the service provider of choice for major airport and aviation assignments in Africa. Through this exclusive association, clients have access to world class specialist know-how and services in the development of airports and all associated facilities. SSI delivers feasibility studies, planning, design, construction and maintenance management of all aviation infrastructures encompassing:

The Regulatory framework

  • Civil infrastructure inspection according to ICAO & CAA requirements for the licensing of aerodromes
  • Airport Information Programme (AIP) updates
  • Safety inspections for compliance with ICAO & CAA requirements
  • Incident management
  • Privatisation options in the aviation industry

Engineering

  • Pavement maintenance and management
  • Pavement and rehabilitation design
  • Airfield ground lighting (AGL)
  • Drainage
  • Bulk supply services
  • Structural design
  • Innovative solutions

Architecture

  • Terminal building conceptualisation and detailed design
  • Retail and real estate development

Planning

  • Feasibility studies
  • Airport master planning
  • Stakeholder consultations
  • Land use planning
  • Air traffic forecasts and land side traffic engineering
  • Airport business plans

Implementation

  • Construction management & supervision
  • Contract documentation
  • Environmental Impact Assessments and Management Plans (EIA and EMP)
  • Environmental engineering

Other

  • Project management
  • Training

Rail

SSI provides services and sustainable solutions for rapid transit and rail, developing innovative concepts in the fields of rail consultancy and engineering including management consultancy, advice, design and engineering, project management, contract management and operational management. The Group has a wide experience and capacity in Rail and Mass Transit projects, built up mainly during the last 10 years, covering:

Feasibility, infrastructure and policy studies

·         scenario building (based on socio-economic analyses and transport modelling);

·         infrastructure development options;

·         cost-benefits analysis;

·         environmental impact assessment;

  • business cases.

Risk Management and Project Finance

SSI evaluates and increases the bankability of its projects by optimizing the different aspects that determine feasibility i.e. it’s the scope, parties involved and the market. Through the use of financial modelling, future cash flows are taken into consideration for the different investment components – including their respective net present values, based on capital expenditures, operational expenditures, revenues, inflation, cost of capital and required rates of return.

Design and Technical Advice

We undertake all aspects of the geometric and system design of railways using state-of-the-art software and hardware, and on the basis of a thorough understanding of design standards and construction methods including:

·         multi-modal interchanges;

·         railway stations;

·         passenger facilities;

·         rolling-stock configurations;

·         freight handling;

·         electrification, traction and power systems;

·         terminals, depots and workshops.

·         signalling and control systems;

·         permanent way (platforms and structures);

·         sidings;

·         geotechnics and soft soil situations;

·         geohydraulics;

·         tunnelling and bridges;